Coin-controlled garment-hook.



Elm-729,900. PATBNTED JUNE 2, 1903.

J. SGHEIBLING. 7

00m CONTROLLED GARMENT HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED ms. '7. 1903.

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PATENTBD JUNE 2,1903.

No. 729,900. l .T. SGHEIBLING.

00m CONTROLLED GARMENT HOOK.

APPLICATION IILED P33. '1. 190a.

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PAT ENT OFFICE.

JoHN s.onE1BLINe,oF NEW YORK, N.

co n-comm rce GARMENT-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming arser Letters Patent Nb. 729,900,:dated .nme,1903.

Application filed February '7 1903. Serial No. 142,260. (No model.)

To all whom it ,may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN SCHEIBLING, a citizen of the United States,residing atNew York city, (Manhattam) county and'State of New York, haveinvented l certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-ControlledGarment-Hooks, of. which the following-is a specification.

This invention relates to anilnproved coinoontrolled garmenthook whichisso constructed that by first introducing a coininto the coin-drop ofthe casing containing the hook its door is unlocked, the key isdelivered, and the coin-drop is closed. The garments are then suspendedupon the hooks and the door is closed. By subsequently introducing thekey into the key-drop the door'is unlocked for thereinoval of thegarments and the coin-drop is reopened, ready for the next operation. VV

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved coin-con? trolledgarmenthook; Fig. 2, a frontelevation of thesame, showing the coin-pocket open; Fig. 3,;a front view of theoperating mechanismwith the coin-pocket closed; Fig l, a verticalcross-section on line 4 l, Fig. 3;

Fig. 5, ahorizontal section on line 55, Fig. 4.

Figs. 6 and 7 are details of the coin-drop, showing it indifferent-positions. Figs. 8 and 9 are corresponding views of thekey-drop. Fig. 10 is a plan of the'key-ejector, and Fig; 11 a detail ofthe slotted coin-supporter. I

The letter A represents the casing of the apparatus, that incloses orcontrols access to the hooks or other devices for holding gar ments,hats, umbrellas, or canes. Thusthe' drawings show the casing to containacoat hook a, an umbrellaor cane clasp. a, and a hat-holder a over whichis adapted to be projected a locking-aria a secured to the hinged doorA. of easing A. The'door A is provided with a coin-slot A and a key-slotA The slot A delivers the coin by chute o Figs. 6 and 7, into a pocketZ), which is open at its bottom and placed above a transverse shaft 0,hung within casing A. Upon shaft (2 are mounted, directly beneath pocketI), a pair of radially -slotted disks 0, Fig. 11. Thus when the slots 0of disks 0 are brought into alinement withthe pocket the coin B withinthelatter will fall through the same and into engagement with theslotted disks 0, so as to 'participate:in their movement. To operate.the shaft 0, it' projects at one end through casing A, and ishereprovided with a knob 0 which permits the shaft 0 to be rotated backwardonly, arotation in the opposite direction being prevented by a pawl cand ratchet wheelc The mechanism described is duplicated in all materialrespects for causing the engagement of a keyD,which is dropped throughslot A with the shaft cthat is to say, a chute a on door A, back of slotA, Figs. Sand 9, delivers the key to an open pocket (1, arrangedalongside of pocket 1) directly above shaftc. Beneath the pocket d theshaft 0 carries the disks 0, slotted at 0 so that the key fallingthrough the pocket will drop into the slots c as soon as the latter arebrought into alinement with the pocket.

The pockets 1) and (Z are each provided with means for closing themouths of the same, the construction being i such" that when the pocketb is opened for the admission of the coin the pocket dis closed againstthe admission of the key, and vice versa. To effect thisresult, Ifulcrum at e, midway between the pockets Z) cl, a two-armed lever orbeam 6,

carrying on each arm a locking-pin e and e.

The rear walls I) d of pockets 12 (Z are slotted vertically, as at 17 (1for the reception of t the pins 6 6 respectively. In this way whenone-of the beam-arms is lowered its pin will project across the mouth ofthe pocket to close the saine, while the pin on the raised beamarm willleave the other pocket open.

The coin B, which is taken along by the slotted disk 0' of shaft 0 asthe latter is turned backward by its knob 13?, has to perform threefunctions: First, it unlocks the door A; seeondly,-it closes the mouthof the coin-pocket, and, thirdly, it ejects the key from the casing.

Normally the door is locked by the engagementof a catch f on thedoor-with a hook f,

pivoted within the casing at f and constituting alatch. Across the lowerside of this hook extends a liftiug-bar g, connected at each end, to alever g andgflturnihg on a common pivot g The lever g is arrangedbetween the disks 0, so as to be in the path of the coin held thereby,while the lever g is arranged between the disks 0 so as to be in thepath of the key.

. tends along the key-pocket cl.

Thus when either of the levers g g is swung upward the door will beunlocked. When the coin or the key has cleared the lever g or 9respectively, the lifter g, as well as the hook f, will descend to itsnormal position by gravity.

Within the path of coin Bi. c., between the disks cis also arranged thelower end of a lever h, fulcrumed at h and projecting with its upper endover that end of beam 6 which extends along the coin-pocket b. When thecoin B, held by the disks 0', engages lever h, the upper end of suchlever will bear upon beam 6, so as to lower pin e and raise pin 6 Figs.6 and 8. Consequently pocket b will be closed and pocket (Z will beopened in the manner above described. A lever 2 is also arranged in thepath of coin B between disks 0. This lever is fulcrumed at 2" at itsupper end, while its lower end engages and actuates a slide j, Fig. 10,pivoted atj and influenced by a spring The slidej carries at its freeend a bottomless key-holding cupj which is normally closed by a fixedbed-plate 7t and is arranged beneath thekey-disks c. This plate has anopening 7o, through which the key in cup j will drop as soon as the cupis swung into vertical alinement with the opening. The coin by bearin gagainst lever i will swing slide j in the manner described across theopening 70, and thus release the key. After the coin has cleared thelever 2' the slide j will be returned .to its normal position by springjso that the cup j" is again closed. The key when released from the cupin the manner described will fall into a chute k which delivers it to atray k This tray projects outward beyond door A and presents the key tothe operator.

When the coin held by disks 0 has performed its functions aboveenumerated and the slots 0 are inclined with their open ends downward,the coin will become unseated and fall into a locked drawer 1 from whichit may be removed.

The key D, when carried along by the disks 0 of shaft 0, has to performtwo functions: First, it unlocks the door A, which is effected by meansof the lever g that raises hook f through lifter g, as alreadydescribed; secondly, the coin swings the'beam c in order to unlock-thecoin-pocket Z) and relock the keypocket (Z. This result is accomplishedby a lever m, arranged between disks 0 in the path of the key D. Thelever m is constructed in all respects similar to lever h and is adaptedto bear upon that end of beam 0 which exlVhen the key bears againstlever m, the upper end of such lever will depress beam 6 to lower pin 6and raise pin 9 Figs 9 and '7. The key when unseated from disks a dropsinto the cupj Fig. 8, ready for the next operation.

In use the coin is dropped into slot A and will fall through the drop,composed of chute a and open pocket I), so as to rest upon the edges ofthe disks 0, Fig. 2. The shaft 0 being now. partly rotated by knob 0will first carry the slots 0 into alinement with pocket b to receive thecoin and will then carry the entrapped coin into engagement with thethree levers g, h, and 2'. These levers will, as already stated,respectively unlock the door A, close pocket Z), and deliver the key Dto the tray 7c. The operator may now open the door A, pocket the key,and suspend the garments, &c., upon the supports a a a Then the operatordesires to put on his coat, he drops the key D into the slot A so as tofall through chute a and open pocket cl, constituting the key-drop, uponthe edges of the disks 0. The shaft 0, being again partly rotated byknob 0 will first carry the slots 0 into alinement with pocket d, willthen carry the entrapped key into engagement with the levers g and m,and will then pass the key to the cup j Fig. 8. This will first unlockthe door A and will then open the pocket I) and close pocket (Z. Afterthe garments have been removed the door is relocked and the apparatus isin position for the next manipulation.

Of course the coin-slot and the key-slot must be of different size orconfiguration, so as to exclude the key from the coinslot, and viceversa.

It is necessary to have the pocket Z) closed by pin. c after theintroduction of the coin to prevent the subsequent opening of the doorby a coin instead of by a key. The closing of the key-pocket is notabsolutely necessary,

and the pin (2 may in some cases be dispensed with.

What I claim is 1. A coin --controlled garment-hook provided with acasing, a coin-chute, a key-chute, a rotatable shaft, means on saidshaft adapted to receive a coin and key, respectively, a latch, andlevers in the path of the coin and key, respectively, that are adaptedto operate said latch, substantially as specified.

2. A coincontrolled garmenthook provided with a casin g, a coin-chute,akey-chute, a rotatable shaft,slotted disks mounted thereon and adaptedto receive the coin and key, respectively, a latch, and levers in thepath of the coin and key, respectively, that are adapted to operate saidlatch, substantially as specified.

A coin controlled garment hook provided with a casing,a coin-chute,anopen coinpocket, a keychute, an open key-pocket, a rotatable shaft,slotted disks mounted there- 011 beneath the pockets, a latch, andlevers in the path of the coin and key, respectively, that are adaptedto operate said latch, sub stantially as specified.

4. A coin controlled garment-hook provided with a casing,

an open coin-pocket, an

open key-pocket, a beam fulcrumed intermediate said pockets, a pin onthe beam adapted to close the coin-pocket upon the tilting of the beamin one direction, a rotatable shaft beneath the pockets, means on saidICC ICS

perforated bed-plate beneath the cup, substantially as specified.

6. A coin-controlled garment-hook provided with a casing, a coin-pocket,a keypocket, a rotatable shaft beneath the pockets,

means on said shaft adapted to receive a coin and key,respectively, alatch, levers in the path of the coin and key for releasing said latch,a pin for closing the coin-pocket, a lever in the path of the coinadapted to operate said pin, a slidable key-cup beneath thekey-receiving means 011 the shaft, and a lever in the path of the coinadapted to actuate said cup, substantially as specified.

Signed by me at New York city, (Manhattan,) New York, this 6th day ofFebruary, 1903.

JOHN SOHEIBLING.

Witnesses:

JNo. J. ConY, A. RAUSENBERGER.

